16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,619 people on the other: paediatric services list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 4 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty.
57%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
34
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
100 / 115
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
5 weeks longer than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate | 63 miles | 6 wks | 10 wks |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Shields | 30 miles | 8 wks | 8 wks |
| The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne | 32 miles | 9 wks | 7 wks |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland | 20 miles | 10 wks | 6 wks |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough | 13 miles | 11 wks | 5 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 6,724 | 8 wks |
| Gynaecology | 2,915 | 17 wks |
| General Surgery | 2,684 | 14 wks |
| Urology | 2,145 | 11 wks |
| Other: Other Services | 1,924 | 15 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 1,422 | 4 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.